Warning signs
Two-Way Traffic sign
You are leaving a one-way road; traffic ahead travels in both directions.
What it looks like
Yellow diamond with two black arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down.
- Type
- Warning
- Federal design code
- MUTCD W6-3
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
17 of our verified questions in 17 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.What does this sign mean?
- AYou may pass on either side
- BTwo-way traffic is ending ahead
- CA divided highway begins here
- DA one-way road becomes two-way
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✓ D. A one-way road becomes two-way
This sign means you are leaving a one-way road for a two-way road, so keep to the right.
2.You are on a one-way highway separated by a median and see this sign. What does it warn you about?
- AYou will soon share the road with oncoming traffic
- BYou must leave the highway at the next exit
- CThe road ahead becomes one-way
- DPassing is now allowed in both lanes
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✓ A. You will soon share the road with oncoming traffic
This sign warns that you are leaving a separated one-way highway and will soon be on a two-way road with oncoming traffic.
Source: Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 (2023-2024), page 31
3.You are on a divided multi-lane highway and see this sign. What is ahead?
- AAn exit ramp to a rest area
- BA wider highway with an added lane
- CA two-lane road with traffic both ways
- DA one-way road heading your direction
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✓ C. A two-lane road with traffic both ways
This sign warns that a divided highway is changing to a two-lane road with traffic in both directions.